The Night Of: John Turturro Ready to Make Season Two of the HBO Series

by Jessica Pena, August 28, 2017

What’s happening with The Night Of? Recently, star John Turturro spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about a second season of the HBO TV show.

On season one of the drama, Turturro played John Stone, the lawyer for Riz Ahmed’s Naz, a Pakistani/Iranian-American college student who is accused of murder. The cast also includes Afton Williamson, Amara Karan, Ashley Thomas, Ben Shenkman, Bill Camp, Chip Zien, Glenn Fleshler, Glenne Headly, Jeannie Berlin, Max Casella, and Michael Kenneth Williams.

Speaking to THR, Turturro said he hopes there’s a second season of The Night Ofand there have been talks:

We’ve been talking. So we’ll see. I would be very interested because I felt that character offered something really rich. I’m hoping that that will come to fruition.”

Earlier this year, HBO chief Casey Bloys revealed the network is interested a second season as well; they’re just waiting on ideas from the creators.